Indiana Chamber Honors Business Excellence at 37th Annual Awards Dinner

The Indiana Chamber of Commerce held its 37th Annual Awards Dinner tonight at the JW Marriott Indianapolis, which featured Republican Trey Gowdy (Sunday Night in America With Trey Gowdy) and Democrat Jessica Tarlov (The Five) for a conversation on the national landscape just two days after the mid-term election. Presented by SIHO, the celebration recognized four inspiring individuals and one remarkable city. The honorees were as follows: Yamaha Community of the Year: La Porte – Bert Cook, executive director of the La Porte Economic Advancement Partnership (LEAP), asserts, “A lot of people will refer back to the mid-1980s (as the catalyst for transformational change) when Rumely Allis-Chalmers, which made farm implements, fully went out of business. They were the largest employer in La Porte by a long shot for a very long time. It started that process of what I would call ‘rebirth.’ ” Ogletree Deakins Business Leader of the Year: Roger Penske, chairman of Penske Entertainment Corp.

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